Zygodontomys brevicauda
(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)
Short-tailed Cane Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Cricetidae |
Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
Tribe | : Oryzomyini |
Genus | : Zygodontomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1893-09-21. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(13):203-234.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897437Original name as described
Oryzomys brevicauda
Other common names
Short-tailed Zygodont · Cane Mouse
Type material
AMNH MO-4708, AMNH MS-5981
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Princes Town, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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